- It took a team of RSPCA officers, fire crews and a vet to free Tiger the tabby
- Cat escaped with a scratched paw after getting stuck between two walls
By
Daily Mail Reporter
14:50 EST, 6 May 2012
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14:50 EST, 6 May 2012
They’re agile creatures, known for their ability to get in – and out – of the smallest of spaces.
However this kitty needed help to get out of this tight squeeze after she became wedged between two garage walls.
Tiger the tabby cat was stuck fast in the two-inch gap between the bricks walls – and apparently used up one of her nine lives in the process.
Stuck fast: Tabby Tiger had to have help getting free from this tight squeeze after getting trapped between two garage walls
A team of RSPCA officers, fire crews
and a vet were all called to come to the aid of the trapped cat after
her owner Samantha Harper raised the alarm.
After sedating the confused animal,
firefighters then mounted a delicate operation to remove bricks from
inside the kitchen at one of the properties to reach her.
The one-year-old cat suffered only a scratched paw after the accident near her home in Stourbridge, West Midlands.
Ms Harper, 27, said: ‘When I saw where she’d got stuck I just couldn’t believe how she’d got in there.
‘We only went out for a couple of hours and came home to find Tiger had caused havoc in the street.
‘Nobody thought she would survive and when I saw the gap she was in it is unbelievable that she did.
‘She only stayed at the vets one night as she was completely fine except for scuffed claws.’
RSPCA inspector Jackie Hickman tried to get to the distressed pet but was unable to reach her so she dialled 999.
Safe and sound: Tiger, relaxing after her ordeal with owners Samantha Harper, six-year-old Tyler (back) and Grace, three
She said: ‘We were all baffled about how the cat got into such a small gap and even more baffled at how we were going to get her out.
‘We did fear we may have to remove part of the external wall which would have been major work but after much thought we decided to try and remove some bricks from inside the kitchen of the property.
‘After removing the bricks we could actually touch the cat but she was still wedged solid.
‘After more discussion the cat was sedated by the vet in the hope she would fully relax and become easier to move.
‘We were all thrilled when this strategy worked.’
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Let’s hope that your headline writer loses one of “its” lives after referring to Tiger as if she were an inanimate object.
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Tiger is adorable but it looks like he is deep in thought plotting a new adventure to undo the humiliation he has just undergone;)
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Bad news day. This item was on weeks ago in DM
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Curiosity killed the cat.
At least in this situation others were around to help.
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Thank god the cat is ok they are adorable pets good to read a story with a happy ending.
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Poor tiger glad she’s ok.very pretty cat.
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